The Wingfeather Saga is a series of four children's fantasy novels written by singer-songwriter Andrew Peterson.
It is being adapted into a free-to-watch, seven-season animated television series by Angel Studios, with Peterson as an executive producer along with J. Chris Wall.
The series relates the adventures Igiby family, made up of grandfather Podo, mother Nia, and three children, Janner, Kalmar "Tink" and Leeli.
They discover secrets of their family history, then run into the evil Fangs of Dang who are occupying the country of Skree where the Igibys were raised.
The story takes place in the fantasy world of Aerwiar, which has not developed electricity or firearms and which has a number of strange creatures.
As the oldest, the ancient role of Throne Warden (protector of the king) belongs to him and places much pressure on his shoulders along with annoyance and temporary hatred.
After the Fangs took control, she hid herself and her children by returning to the town her father grew up in, and taking her mother's maiden name, Igiby.
He lived in his Glipwood bookstore, Books and Crannies, before traveling with the Igiby family through Aerwiar and eventually settling down in the Green Hollows.
They were illustrated by Cory Godbey, Nicholas Kole, John Hendrix, Joe Sutphin, Doug TenNapel, Justin Gerard, and Aedan Peterson;[2] and the musical score was composed by The Arcadian Wild and Kurt Heinecke.
[3] The fifteen-minute short film, titled A Crow for the Carriage, was premiered on November 2, 2017, at Belcourt Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee.
[5] The series' producer, J. Chris Wall, and author, Andrew Peterson, then tried to pitch the show to film and television outlets.
This campaign met its goal, raising enough money to fund the production of Season 1, which covered and adapted the events of the first book.